Substance Use and Overdose County Profiles

MDH’s County Profile project has been discontinued as of March 20, 2024. Local Public Health and others can still access county level data through the resources listed below. For any questions on county specific data, and data requests for information not listed below, please contact a data staff member at: health.drugodepi@state.mn.us

County Specific Data Resources:

Dashboards

• Fatal Drug Overdose Dashboard
  • Includes data through 2019. Updated dashboard expected soon. 
• Nonfatal Drug Overdose Dashboard
  • Includes data through 2022.
• Provisional County-Level Drug Overdose Death Counts
  • CDC provisional overdose death data by county. 

County Level Overdose Death Data Tables

The tables below include the preliminary numbers for 2023.

These tables have information about Minnesota residents who died from drug overdose between 2014 and 2023. They list the number of deaths by year, resident county, and the type of drug involved. This drug overdose death data is useful for understanding and helping improve the drug overdose crisis response in Minnesota. Local public health agencies, county organizations, and community partners can use this information to find patterns, distribute funds and materials, and create specific plans to address drug overdose impacts in their communities.

• Number of Drug Overdose Deaths, 7-County Metro vs. Greater Minnesota, Minnesota Residents, 2014-2023 (PDF)
• Number of Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths (Non-Exclusive), By County of Residence/Metro Area and Year, 2014-2023 (PDF)
• Number of Heroin-Involved Overdose Deaths (Non-Exclusive), By County of Residence/Metro Area and Year, 2014-2023 (PDF)
• Number of Cocaine-Involved Overdose Deaths (Non-Exclusive), By County of Residence/Metro Area and Year, 2014-2023 (PDF)
• Number of Benzodiazepine-Involved Overdose Deaths (Non-Exclusive), By County of Residence/Metro Area and Year, 2014-2023 (PDF)
• Number of Psychostimulants with Abuse Potential-Involved Overdose Deaths (Non-Exclusive), By County of Residence/Metro Area and Year, 2014-2023 (PDF)
• Number of Synthetic Opioid-Involved Drug Deaths (Non-Exclusive), By County of Residence/Metro Area and Year 2014-2023 (PDF)

Please visit the Opioid Dashboard for statewide information on opioid overdose death, nonfatal overdose, use, misuse, substance use disorder, prescribing practices, supply, diversion, harm reduction, co-occurring conditions, and social determinants of health.